Verbal English Proficiency Training

Tongue Twister

100

She sells sea shells by the seashore.

She sells sea shells by the seashore.

200

Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread

Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread

300

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

400

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

500

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my batter better. So, it was better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my batter better. So, it was better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

State Abbreviation

100

NY

New York

200

MT

Montana

300

SD

South Dakota

400

WV

West Virginia

500

RI

Rhode Island

Verbal English Proficiency

100

It is the way words, phrases, and sentences are pronounced by people living in a particular place and/or belonging to a particular social group

Accent

200

It is the music of language

Intonation

300

These are sound units that build up the structure of every word, without proper syllable stress speech would sound dull and monotonous.

Syllables

400

What are the three components of Intonation?

Inflection, Stress, and Phrasing

500

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) classifies vowel sounds into what categories? 

Monothongs & Diphthongs

Vowel Sound

100

lip

short i

200

reCORD

long o

300

could

short u

400

through

long u

500

said

short e

Pronunciation

100

ONOMOTOPOEIA

aa-nuh-maa-tuh-pee-uh (sound imitation)

200

ANESTHETIST

UH-NES-THUH-TUSHT (medical specialist who administers anesthetics)

300

RESTAURATEUR

reh-str-uh-tur (restaurant owner)

400

WORCESTERSHIRE

wu-stuh-shr (brown sauce that is a fermented condiment with a savory, slightly sweet, and tangy flavor)

500

SPHYGMOMANOMETER

sfig-mow-muh-naa-muh-ni-ter (blood pressure tool)